Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump criticized the operation that led to the journalist's death as the “worst cover-up ever” and said whoever is responsible “should be in big trouble.”
“They had a very bad original concept. It was carried out poorly and the cover-up was one of the worst cover-ups in the history of cover-ups,” Trump said. “Very simple. Bad deal, should have never been thought of. Somebody really messed up.”
Asked later to clarify his comments, Trump said was condemning the entire Saudi operation and not just the cover-up.